Expedito Leviste
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Expedito Leviste was a Congressman from the province of Batangas
and a member of the Philippine delegation to the United Nations
.
He served with the Philippine delegation to the United Nations
during the 1960 UN Conference wherein Soviet First Secretary Nikita Khrushchev
famously removed his shoe and banged it
on the table in response to a speech given by Philippine delegate Lorenzo Sumulong
.
He served as Representative from the 2nd District, Batangas to the House of Representatives during the 7th Congress of the Philippines
and as a Representative to the Interim Batasang Pambansa
(National Assembly) from 1978 to 1984.
His father was Feliciano "Sanoy" Leviste, populist Governor of Batangas from 1947 to 1972. His grandfather was General Miguel Malvar
. Through his marriage to Ma. Cristina Borbon, he was the son in law to Governor Fortunato Borbon
who served as Governor of Batangas from February 1945 to November 1945.
Batangas
Batangas is a first class province of the Philippines located on the southwestern part of Luzon in the CALABARZON region. Its capital is Batangas City and it is bordered by the provinces of Cavite and Laguna to the north and Quezon to the east. Across the Verde Island Passages to the south is the...
and a member of the Philippine delegation to the United Nations
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
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He served with the Philippine delegation to the United Nations
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
during the 1960 UN Conference wherein Soviet First Secretary Nikita Khrushchev
Nikita Khrushchev
Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev led the Soviet Union during part of the Cold War. He served as First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964, and as Chairman of the Council of Ministers, or Premier, from 1958 to 1964...
famously removed his shoe and banged it
Shoe-banging incident
Nikita Khrushchev's shoe-banging incident allegedly occurred during the 902nd Plenary Meeting of the UN General Assembly held in New York on 12 October 1960, when the infuriated leader of the Soviet Union was said to have pounded his shoe on his delegate-desk in protest of a speech by Philippine...
on the table in response to a speech given by Philippine delegate Lorenzo Sumulong
Lorenzo Sumulong
Lorenzo Sumulong was a Filipino politician who served in the Philippine Senate for four decades, and as a delegate of his country to the United Nations...
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He served as Representative from the 2nd District, Batangas to the House of Representatives during the 7th Congress of the Philippines
7th Congress of the Philippines
The Seventh Congress of the Philippines was the meeting of the legislature of the Republic of the Philippines, composed of the Philippine Senate and House of Representatives from January 26, 1970 until it was effectively dissolved with the declaration of martial law on September 23, 1972 by...
and as a Representative to the Interim Batasang Pambansa
Interim Batasang Pambansa
The Interim Batasang Pambansa or the First Batasan was the legislature of the Republic of the Philippines from its inauguration on June 12, 1978 to June 5, 1984...
(National Assembly) from 1978 to 1984.
His father was Feliciano "Sanoy" Leviste, populist Governor of Batangas from 1947 to 1972. His grandfather was General Miguel Malvar
Miguel Malvar
Miguel Malvar y Carpio was a Filipino commander who served during the Philippine Revolution and subsequently during the Philippine–American War. He assumed command of the Philippine revolutionary forces during the latter conflict following the capture of Emilio Aguinaldo in 1901...
. Through his marriage to Ma. Cristina Borbon, he was the son in law to Governor Fortunato Borbon
Fortunato Borbon
Fortunato Borbon was Governor of Batangas province in the Philippines in the period immediately following World War II, from January 1945 to January 1946.-External links:*List of Governors of Batangas from Batangan...
who served as Governor of Batangas from February 1945 to November 1945.